I recommend listen to the doctor
I completely agree. We should listen to what the medical providers are saying. Working in healthcare and dealing with these patients, I just think there's a lot of information that he isn't emphasizing in the video that I'm sure he's aware goes into decision making about intubation that is getting lost in everything else he's saying because all people hear is that "ventilators are killing people". He even goes on to say that his concern is how they are being used, which I agree with completely.
At the 3:55 mark in this video he even says that he suspects we will still have to use ventilators. Early intubation isn't always the answer, but not everyone can get by on just oxygen. I've seen too many people fail on oxygen alone. Unless you want to let someone die on the spot, it can't always be avoided. Vent-associated lung injury is very real and it has always been a concern when it comes to ventilated patients, which is why we always use (or should be using) lung-protective strategies when it comes to handling these cases (monitoring lung compliance and pressures, lowering tidal volumes, prone positioning, etc all to avoid trauma). So I just don't know if it's true or fair to suggest that everyone in the country is doing it wrong because each patient is handled differently and you can't simply follow a protocol or algorithm that fits every individual case.